Mastering turbulence : the essential capabilities of agile and resilient individuals, teams, and organizations

268 Pages·2012·4.95 MB·English

by  Joseph E McCann

“McCann and Selsky make the case that mastering turbulence is
an ‘ART’—a rich mix of agility, resiliency, and transformability.
As resilience becomes the new sustainability, McCann and Selsky
lead the way in showing why and how individuals, teams, organi­
zations, and sectors must strike the right balance between being
faster and becoming fitter, for instance, by shifting from com­
petitive strategy and fastest growth to collaborative strategies
and collective well­being. Mastering Turbulence is a must­read for
anyone striving to navigate our hyperconnected world.”
—Angela Wilkinson, director, Futures Directorate,
Smith School of Enterprise and
the Environment, Oxford University
“Turbulence in flight is the difference between falling and flying.
We have come to fear turbulence in our quest to control and
make our challenges seem manageable. McCann and Selsky
demystify turbulence and gently guide us into a mindset to use it
to help our organizations become more resilient, adaptive, and
innovative.”
—Richard Boyatzis, Distinguished University Professor,
Departments of Psychology, Cognitive Science and
Organizational Behavior, Case Western Reserve University;
and coauthor of the international best­sellers,
Primal Leadership and Resonant Leadership
“This book integrates theory and practice beautifully. The concept
of adaptation is linked rigorously to a theory of turbulent environ­
ments. The result is practical advice that has the ring of experi­
ence and truth.”
—Larry Hirschhorn, principal, Center for
Applied Research (CFAR)

M A S T E R I N G
TURBULENCE
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M A S T E R I N G
TURBULENCE
THE ESSENTIAL
CAPABILITIES OF AGILE
AND RESILIENT
INDIVIDUALS, TEAMS,
AND ORGANIZATIONS
JOSEPH McCANN AND
JOHN W. SELSKY
Foreword by Jay Jamrog
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
McCann, Joseph E.
Mastering turbulence: the essential capabilities of agile and resilient individuals, teams, and
organizations / Joseph McCann and John W. Selsky; foreword by Jay Jamrog. —First edition.
pages cm. —(The Jossey-Bass business & management series)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-118-16483-9 (hardcover); ISBN 978-1-118-22623-0 (ebk); ISBN 978-1-118-23955-1 (ebk);
ISBN 978-1-118-26417-1 (ebk)
1. Organizational change—Management. I. Selsky, John W. II. Title.
HD58.8.M3327 2012
658.4'06—dc23
2012016813
Printed in the United States of America
first edition
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